Necktie



W. H. WHITE March 1, 1949.

NECKTIE Filed Dec. 26, 1946 Patented Mar. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE William H. White, Scituate Harbor, Mass. Application December 26, 1946, Serial No. 718,386

6 Claims. 1

This invention relates to preformed neckwear of the simulated four-in-hand type.

Many attempts have been made to provide such neckties but these have not been sufiiciently satisfactory in construction and appearance to meet the demand for neckwear combining attractiveness and ease of use.

In accordance with my invention, I provide neckwear, the knot establishing portion of which comprises a relatively stifl, bendable blank having tapering side edges so that when those edges are in abutment a hollow body is established in the form of an inverted, truncated cone. The blank has a decorative cover which I provide with a tongue disposable in the upper part of the body to conceal its interior and the means locking the tapered edges in abutment. Secured to the blank are members to which the ends of the neckband may be attached.

I interconnect the abutting edges by means of a strip of relatively stiff stock secured to the interior of the blank as by adhesive. I may also attach to the blank, adjacent its tapering edges, suitable laces which may be tied together to establish the body and as the edges of the blank may be uneven, I prefer to add finishing strips thereto and such strips may include a reinforcement.

Outer and inner tail simulating members are united at their upper ends and before the body is completed the tail members are secured to the body as by adhesive. Preferably, I provide the united ends of the tail members with an anchor which protrudes sufficiently therefrom to embed its extremities in the blank when the body is completed.

In accordance with my invention, I am thus able to provide neckwear, the knot establishing portions of which are uniformly accurate and which enable the tail simulating members and the neckbands to be firmly secured thereto ensuring that long service and attractiveness in appearance may be economically combined.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown an illustrative embodiment of my invention from which these and other of its novel features and advantages Will be readily apparent.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a completed necktie in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear view of a partly assembled tie.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the knot simulating portion of such a tie as viewed from the 2 rear before the tongue is disposed in the upper part of the body, and

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 44 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, I have indicated generally at 5 a simulated knot in which the upper ends of the outer and inner scarf or tail members 6 and l are secured. At 8, I have indicated an adjustable neckband, the ends of which are secured to eyes 9 anchored to the knot 5.

In accordance with my invention, I establish the knot 5 by providing a blank 10 with a textile cover I l which generally has the same pattern as the scarf or tail members 6 and 1. The blank I0 is of relatively stiif, bendable stock such as canvas or buckram, and has tapered side edges so that when the blank I0 is shaped to bring those edges into abutting relation, a hollow body is established in the form of an inverted, truncated cone. The eyes 9 are mounted on loops I2 preferably secured to the relatively stout blank I0 by blind eyelets l3.

In practice, the blank I0 is shaped to .bring its tapered edges into abutment thereby to establish the hollow body and is held in that position by a strip 14 of relatively stiff and bendable stock adhesively secured to the interior surface of the blank [0 adjacent the abutting edges. If desired, lacings [5 may be secured to the blank l0 adjacent its edges and the body held assembled by tying them together.

As the edges of the blank l0 are relatively rough, I prefer to employ finishing strips l6 for the tapered edges and may employ such to hold metal or other suitably stiif reinforcements ll against these edges thereby to ensure that the edges of the finished blank are sufiiciently even so that they abut each other closely in the completed tie.

The textile cover II is preferably cemented to the outer surface of the blank I 0 and includes a tongue I8 adapted to be disposed in the body to conceal its interior and except for the tongue, the cover II is dimensioned so that its edges may be turned over the edges of the blank I0 and secured to its inner surface.

The upper ends of the drape or tail members 1 and 8 are preferably secured together as at l9 by a suitable adhesive which may also be employed to secure them to the body. In order to ensure against the members 1 and 8 being accidentally pulled from the knot 5, I provide their united upper ends [9 with a transversely disposed anchor 20 which protrudes sufiiciently so that its extremities become embedded in the blank l0 when the tie is completed.

said blan eiiijgf'eisgiosh wit 1 edgls' stantialli 1ri'abutme'ntthereby to'establish a hollow body in the form of an inverted, truncated nd a strip of relatively stiff, bendable cone,

stock dhesively united to the interior surface of said blank and locking said edges together" and reinforcing said body. W

2. In preformed neckwea r a s irnulategknqt comprising a relatively stiff, bendable fabric blank having tapered side edges, a decoratiifetextile cover secured to the outer surface of said blank, said n eing disposed with said; e es substantially in abutment thflifibx,to,estja blislg a'holl6w..b'ody in. the formbf invertfildr c'ated cone, lacings secured:to'htheinteriorv i Said blank adjacent said; edges adapted .t be, tiedto liold said. edges together. and means. adhssi eiv united/to tlfeuinteriorcsurfacef of- .said blank and; locking,saidedgstoglethri.

3. In preformed; neclivce.ar,.. a simulated 3 3 21 comprising; a relatively. stifi, bendable,v fabric blank having tapered :side' edges, reinforcing: means s'ecuredltrl each. of'isaid, edges. and; finish: irig eachfdge," a, decdrative textile cover, secured, 12931756. outer. surfaeellof; said; blank and, extending. oven its edges, said blank. being disposed. with its, hed -i-edges. in abultrmnt,therfeloyv to establish, afhollow. body in" the fornij of an inverted, cated cone, and a lockingi. stripusecurledl tqllthe,

inner surface of said body and anchoring said finished edge in abutting relation.

4. Preformed neckwear comprising outer and inner tail simulating portions anchored together at their upper ends, a simulated knot comprising a relatively firm, bendable blank havingtapered side edges, a decorative layer secured to the outer surface of said blank, said blank being disposed with said edges substantially in abutment thereby fs'tafil'ish; aTbOQy subsfiiiitialE tlfe form of an inverted, truncated" con', ineafis' anchoring the united ends of said portions to the interior surface of said body adjacent its lower end to reinforce said body, and reinforcing means lockii'ig" said edges together above said united ends.

'52..J1lt'efr'iecktvfi'i of claim 4 in which a rigid 1rren be is disposed transversely through the iiit''d"'ends tifthtail simulating portions and protrudes from opposite sides thereof a sufiicient distance to penetrate the blank.

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